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Edinburgh Film Festival Competition Directors on the Craziest, Most Challenging Moments Making Their First Features and Why They Can’t Wait to Do It Again: ‘It’s an Addiction’
At the Variety Lounge event during the Edinburgh International Film Festival, directors competing for the Sean Connery Prize for Feature Filmmaking Excellence shared candid stories about the chaos and challenges of making their first features. Held at Edinburgh’s Caledonian Hotel and supported by VisitScotland, the discussion highlighted both the hardships and the deep satisfaction that…
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Snips Partners With Banijay Rights and BIG Media to Turn Library Titles Like ‘Big Brother’ and ‘Humans’ Into Short-Form, Vertical Episodes (EXCLUSIVE)
Israeli digital startup Snips has struck new deals with Banijay Rights and BIG Media to convert established TV series and films from their libraries into short-form, vertical “microseries” for mobile viewing. The agreement marks Snips’ first major content partnerships and signals a wider industry push to repurpose existing back catalogues for mobile-first, snackable viewing habits,…
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Slow Horses season six brings Sid back amid deadly threat
Apple TV+ has released the trailer for Season 6 of “Slow Horses”, confirming the surprise return of Olivia Cooke’s character Sid, unseen since Season 1 in 2022, alongside a deadly new threat facing the Slough House team. Gary Oldman reprises his role as the acerbic spymaster Jackson Lamb, who leads his misfit agents into hiding…
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Daniel Ek’s body-scanning startup Neko Health opens first US office, in New York
Neko Health, the body-scanning health startup co-founded by Spotify boss Daniel Ek, is opening its first US office in New York on 24 September, marking its long-promised expansion into the American market. The move brings the company’s scanning technology, which combines proprietary body scans with bloodwork and fitness device data to assess users’ health, to…
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Tina Peters offered job as elections consultant in California
Former Colorado elections clerk Tina Peters was offered a new role Monday as an assistant registrar of voters for a county in Northern California following her release from prison over efforts to subvert the 2020 presidential election. In an appearance on “The Northstate Breakdown,” Clint Curtis, a Shasta County clerk and registrar of voters, stated…
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SEPULTURA’s DERRICK GREEN Says Original Idea For Farewell Tour Came From ANDREAS KISSER: ‘It Just Seemed To Really Make Sense’
Sepultura frontman Derrick Green has revealed that the idea for the Brazilian metal band’s farewell tour originated with guitarist Andreas Kisser, saying the timing simply “seemed to really make sense” after decades of repeated album-tour cycles. Speaking to TotalRock’s Neil Jones at the Bloodstock Open Air festival in the UK, Green stressed that the split…
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SEPULTURA’s DERRICK GREEN Says Original Idea For Farewell Tour Came From ANDREAS KISSER: ‘It Just Seemed To Really Make Sense’
Sepultura frontman Derrick Green has revealed that the idea for the Brazilian metal band’s farewell tour originated with guitarist Andreas Kisser, saying the timing simply “seemed to really make sense” after decades of following the same album-tour-repeat cycle. Speaking to TotalRock at the Bloodstock Open Air festival in the UK, Green stressed that this is…
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Who is Flock’s CEO, Garrett Langley?
The company now has more than 120,000 cameras, which it says supported more than 1 million criminal investigations and incidents in 2025.
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Publicis Groupe, 3 Arts, Travis Kelce Launch Venture to Help Advertisers Strike Deals With College Athletes
Publicis Groupe has teamed up with Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce and talent agency 3 Arts Sports to launch a new venture, Tekta, aimed at helping brands strike sponsorship deals with college athletes. The agency will connect advertisers with student athletes and universities, reflecting the fast-growing significance of “name, image and likeness” (NIL)…
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Looking for business-class comfort without the price? These are the premium economy seats to book – from Emirates to British Airways
This Daily Mail travel piece rounds up airlines offering premium economy seats that come close to business-class comfort at a fraction of the price, aimed at travellers wanting extra space and service without the full business fare. Airlines named include Emirates and British Airways, reflecting a wider trend of carriers investing in premium economy as…